UFC Boss Would “Absolutely” Have Chuck Norris in UFC Game

During an interview on Canadian TV sports channel TSN (via MMAmania), UFC President Dana White indicated he’d be happy to see martial artist and actor Chuck Norris guest star in a future instalment of EA Sports UFC.

White, who is friends with Bruce Lee’s daughter Shannon Lee, confirmed during the interview that he was personally involved in the process of having Bruce Lee appear in EA Sports UFC. Presented with a host of suggestions for similarly intriguing cameos, White shot down several of the more outrageous ones but seemed he’d be more than happy to see Chuck Norris appear in the game.

Norris’ achievements as a martial artist are probably obscured somewhat by the tsunami of satirical “facts” that secured him internet cult-status back in 2005. Norris has black belts in several martial arts, including 8th degree Black Belt Grand Master recognition in Tae Kwon Do and a 9th degree black belt in Tang Soo Do.

Assuming White or EA could convince Norris to join the game as a guest fighter it wouldn’t be the first time the martial artist-turned-actor lent his likeness to a game. Norris previously appeared in the 1983 game Chuck Norris Superkicks, which was horrible, and the 2009 mobile game Chuck Norris: Bring on the Pain, which was also horrible.

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